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KMID : 1137220090090010067
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Jounal of Korean Oncology Nursing
2009 Volume.9 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.75
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The Analysis of the Korean Nursing Research Trends on Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients
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Jun Myung-Hee
Uhm Dong-Choon
Jeong Seong-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze nursing research trends on the complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) for the cancer patients in Korea.
Method:Thirty eight articles published in 17 nursing-related journal from 1987 to 2008 were analyzed.
Results: Nursing Researches on CAT for the cancer patients have increased since 2000. Among the 38 studies, 34 studies used Quasi-experimental design and 13 studies (33%) were conducted for the breast cancer patients. Mind-body therapy (53%), manual healing therapy (42%), and pharmacologic and biological therapy (5%) were the often used CAT types. Nausea, vomiting, vital signs, immune cell, pain, and fatigue were measured as physiologic outcome variables; anxiety, depression, and hope as psychological outcome variables; and quality of life as social outcome variables.
Conclusion: More CAM studies are needed targeting the patients with various cancer types and home-based cancer patients.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer, Complementary therapy, Alternative medicine
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